This position paper aims to contribute to the current discussion on introducing and enforcing age restrictions for children and young people accessing social media, as a means of better protecting them from online risks.
COFACE Families Europe and the Odisee Centre for Family Studies in Brussels co-hosted a European conference in Brussels in September 2025. The conference convened 100+ researchers, policymakers, public administrators, and NGOs to advance integrated, place-based...
Climate change is a defining challenge of our time, with urgent ecological, economic, and social implications. Families are at the heart of sustainable development and climate action. They raise the next generation, provide care across life stages, and are crucial...
Financial inclusion means universal access to basic, affordable financial services under fair conditions. It is crucial for families’ economic security and social integration. This policy brief on financial inclusion provides an overview of EU-level initiatives, legislation, and strategies advancing financial inclusion (from financial literacy to credit regulation) and how they relate to families’ needs.
This policy brief explores the role cross-country comparative data plays across Europe in achieving positive outcomes for families and society.
The COFACE Disability Platform for the rights of persons with disabilities and their families has carried out a review of EU policies in the fields of employment and work-life balance, to assess whether they provide for targeted measures in support to working parents with disabilities.
COFACE Families Europe has adopted a new position paper for prevention of poverty.
COFACE-Families Europe recognises the profound impact that personal insolvency laws have on families, particularly those in vulnerable situations. Read our recommendations.
With 120+ participants from 27 countries (including our COFACE penguins who joined us given the big focus on parental equality), we had rich discussions focusing on challenges persisting for families of today across Europe and beyond, we discussed public policy solutions as well as good practices in the workplace.
